Buffalo is always a tough trip...the extremely cold winter weather and the 2 competitive games are always something the team really needs to mentally and physically prepare for. The 5 day trip ended successfully as we beat Canisius on Saturday (60-48) and Niagara on Monday (59-51), neither of which were easy games, to say the least.
The Canisius game started out great, we were scoring, playing great defense and really playing team basketball. However, in MAAC games, you can never let your guard down. Although Canisius got within 3 points at one time during the game, the leaders of the team stepped up and did what they had to do...taking care of the ball was a major key in the victory. Z and Anda both had 14 points, Anna added 12, and Kristina had 9 points (3-3 from beyond the arc).
Sealing the win against Niagara gave us the 2-0 record in Buffalo we'd been looking for to help us have a relaxing trip back to New Rochelle...last time we have done that was during the 2007-08 season. Kristina showed us that she's back on her game, scoring 17 points, grabbing 2 rebounds and getting 3 steals...but her intangibles are what really give us the extra boost (enthusiam, hussle, etc.)
One thing that helped out a lot this year that we have never really experienced up in Buffalo were all the fans cheering for US! Sam Kopp, being from the Buffalo area, brought in vans full of cheering fans. As well as Ashlee Kelly, whose family lives not too far away. We were so happy to have their families there with us, and glad they all could make the trip to see us play. Thanks for the support!! :)
No comments:
Post a Comment